Too much amp?

[armybuck041]

Hey Fellas,

My first post here, so be kind.

After taking what felt like 20 years away from car audio, I've bought myself a little mid life crisis toy (Mini Cooper S) that I've been playing with.

The factory Harmon Kardon amp was toast which gave me a reason to overhaul the audio. I kept the head unit as I like the integration it give me, so I went ahead and got an LC2i to convert over the signal. For the front of the car I went with Alpine SPS 6.5 Components and 6x9 Rear Fills powered by an Alpine PDX-4.100.

For the rear I was running a Pioneer Champion Series Dual Voice Coil 10" with a Pioneer 500RMS Amp. I've recently laid my hands on an Alpine SWR-1222D 12" Type R Sub setup for 4 ohms and an Alpine PDX-1.1000 amp.

So the million dollar question; is the Amp going to kill the Type R? I'd be setting everything up with an O Scope to eliminate clipping etc, and I don't generally roll the volume over (I'm in my 40s).

Thoughts?

Thanks

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[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

Nah. Once gain is set correctly, you should be ok. If the subs sounds like it's bottoming out a little, back off the gain a hair less.

Wait...did I say hairless?!?!

 

[Cm_low]

I would think that you should be ok but you could set the gain by voltage to approximate rms wattage output desired. Here is a link explaining how/what I mean.

 

[armybuck041]

I would think that you should be ok but you could set the gain by voltage to approximate rms wattage output desired. Here is a link explaining how/what I mean.

Thanks for that link. Never considered that before. Good compromise without baking the Sub.